Composer George Frideric Handel Librettist Anonymous Based On the anonymous adaptation of Silvio Stampiglia's libretto Partenope Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2014-2015 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Julian Wachner Director Christopher Alden Set Designer(s) Andrew Lieberman Costume Designer(s) Jon Morrell Lighting Designer Adam Silverman Associate Lighting Designer Gary Marder Dramaturg Peter Littlefield Assistant Conductor and Prompter Joseph Marcheso Musical Preparation Peter Grunberg Lydia Brown Continuo David Kadarauch Michael Leopold Julian Wachner Peter Grunberg Supertitles Amanda Holden Assistant Stage Director(s) Roy Rallo Stage Manager(s) Lisa Anderson Costume Supervisor Christopher Verdosci Wig and Makeup Designer Jeanna Parham Cast Emilio Alek Shrader Partenope Danielle de Niese Arsace David Daniels Rosmira Daniela Mack Ormonte Philippe Sly Armindo Anthony Roth Costanzo Show Dates Wed, Oct 15 2014, 7:30pm Sat, Oct 18 2014, 7:30pm Tue, Oct 21 2014, 7:30pm Fri, Oct 24 2014, 7:30pm Thu, Oct 30 2014, 7:30pm Sun, Nov 2 2014, 2pm Broadcast Sat, Oct 3 2015, 8am 10/3/2015 delayed broadcast WFMT. Time and Place 1920s, Paris Scenes Act I INTERMISSION Act II INTERMISSION Act III Media Image Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Danielle de Niese (Partenope) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Daniela Mack (Rosmira), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Daniela Mack (Rosmira) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image David Daniels (Arsace), Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. David Daniels (Arsace) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Alek Shrader (Emilio), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Alek Shrader (Emilio) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Philippe Sly (Ormonte), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Philippe Sly (Ormonte) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image David Daniels (Arsace), Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. David Daniels (Arsace), Danielle de Niese (Partenope), and Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), David Daniels (Arsace), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene) and David Daniels (Arsace) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Danielle de Niese (Partenope) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), Alek Shrader (Emilio), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene) and Alek Shrader (Emilio) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Danielle de Niese (Partenope) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), Alek Shrader (Emilio), Philippe Sly, (Ormonte), David Daniels (Arsace), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Act I Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Image Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), David Daniels (Arsace), Philippe Sly (Ormonte), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Act III Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Sponsors This production is made possible, in part, by The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund. Ms. de Niese’s and Mr. Daniels’s appearances are made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan & David Traitel. Notes 10/3/2015 delayed broadcast WFMT. Production originally created by English National Opera and Opera Australia.IMAGE CREDITS:Man Ray, “Le Retour à la Raison”Distribution : Cinédoc Paris Films CoopMan Ray, "Lee Miller"© Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris 2014
Image Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Danielle de Niese (Partenope) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Daniela Mack (Rosmira), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Daniela Mack (Rosmira) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image David Daniels (Arsace), Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. David Daniels (Arsace) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Alek Shrader (Emilio), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Alek Shrader (Emilio) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Philippe Sly (Ormonte), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Philippe Sly (Ormonte) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image David Daniels (Arsace), Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. David Daniels (Arsace), Danielle de Niese (Partenope), and Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), David Daniels (Arsace), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene) and David Daniels (Arsace) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Danielle de Niese (Partenope) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), Alek Shrader (Emilio), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene) and Alek Shrader (Emilio) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Danielle de Niese (Partenope) Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), Alek Shrader (Emilio), Philippe Sly, (Ormonte), David Daniels (Arsace), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Act I Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
Image Anthony Roth Costanzo (Armindo), Danielle de Niese (Partenope), Daniela Mack (Rosmira/Eurimene), David Daniels (Arsace), Philippe Sly (Ormonte), Partenope, George Frideric Handel. San Francisco, 2014-15. Photographer: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera. Act III Credit Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera